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== Description ==
== Description ==


This is a project aiming to show traditional Chinese culture and custom through food. The outcome will be an installation, with four round-shape loop videos projected on a dining table, looks like four dishes offering to audiences. The four dishes are foods in five colors from Five Elements Philosophy, which are red, yellow, blue-green, black and white. According to the food stories and symbolism, they represent love, regeneration, peace and balance, as ingredients contribute to A Recipe of Harmony. On the other hand, together with the artwork is a thesis book talking about Chinese food culture, dieting habits, philosophy, etc. It severs as theoretical basement of the whole project.
This is a project aiming to show traditional Chinese culture and custom through food. The outcome is a video installation, with four round-shape loop videos projected on a big dining table, looks like four dishes offering to audiences. The four dishes are foods in five colors from Five Elements Philosophy, which are red, yellow, blue-green, black and white. According to the food stories and symbolism, they represent love, regeneration, peace and balance, as ingredients contribute to A Recipe of Harmony. On the other hand, together with the installation is a thesis book talking about Chinese food culture, dieting habits, philosophy, etc. It severs as theoretical basement and documentation of the whole project.


== Media ==
== Final Outcomes ==
=== Photos ===
=== A Presentation Video ===
{{#widget:Vimeo|id=45213356|width=640|height=360}} <br/>
[http://vimeo.com/45213356]


[[File:redbean.png|600px|none]]
=== Video Series and Installtion ===
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{{#widget:Vimeo|id=45704552|width=640|height=360}} <br/>
[[File:tea.png|600px|none]]
[http://vimeo.com/45704552]
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{{#widget:Vimeo|id=45199422|width=640|height=360}} <br/>
[http://vimeo.com/45199422]


=== Video ===
=== Thesis Book ===
'''''optional'' unless the final outcome of the project, or one of its main components, is a video/film/animation.'''
Eating for Reunion and Happiness
* allowed containers/codecs combos:
[[File:book-1.jpg|600px|none]]
** '''WebM''' '''(preferred)''':
*** '''Video codec:''' VP8 (3-5 Mbps data rate)
*** '''Audio codec:''' Vorbis (-q 6)
** '''Ogg:'''
*** '''Video codec:''' Theora (3-5 Mbps data rate)
*** '''Audio codec:''' Vorbis (-q 6)
** '''MP4:'''
*** '''Video Codec:''' H.264 (3-5 Mbps data rate)
*** '''Audio Codec:''' AAC (160kbps or 384kbps if 5.1) or MP3 (-V0 or -b 320)
* '''resolution:''' 720p if source >= 720p, native resolution otherwise, '''progressive'''.
* '''FPS:''' 24, 25, 30.
* '''Sample rate:'''
** 44.1kHz if source is 44.1kHz or 88.2kHz
** 48 kHz if source is 48kHz or 96kHz
** 44.1 kHz for everything else.


=== Audio ===
== Final Thesis Texts ==
'''''optional'' unless the final outcome of the project, or one of its main components, is a sound piece/track.'''
* allowed containers/codecs combos:
** '''Ogg:''' Vorbis (-q 6) '''preferred'''
** '''MPEG:''' MP3 (-V0 or -b 320)
** '''FLAC''' (-8)
* '''Sample rate:'''
** 44.1kHz if source is 44.1kHz or 88.2kHz
** 48 kHz if source is 48kHz or 96kHz
** 44.1 kHz for everything else.
*''' Do not transcode!''' For instance, if the sound generated is directly an MP3, do not re-encode it with the settings above or with a different codec. Only encode original uncompressed or lossless compressed sources.


== Essay ==
*[[File:final thesis.pdf]]


*[[File:thesis.pdf]]
== External URLs ==


== Additional Information ==
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/heycola/sets/72157629383058794/with/6902370650/ Flickr Album]
*[http://colazhang.weebly.com/graduation-project.html Personal Website Page]


'''''non optional'''''
* One page itemised budget estimate
'''''optional'''''
* Project URL (if lives on an external site)
* extra wiki links (in case you have relevant notes/journals/documentation in your User: page, ''this is useful particularly if you have been asked to articulate further or refine your project during your assessment'')
* Animated GIFs
[[Category: Trimester Projects]]
[[Category: Graduation Projects]]
[[Category: Graduation Projects]]
[[Category: 2011/2012]]

Latest revision as of 14:32, 24 September 2012

Zhang Yan, A Recipe of Harmony, Trimester 6, Year 2.


A Recipe of Harmony

Description

This is a project aiming to show traditional Chinese culture and custom through food. The outcome is a video installation, with four round-shape loop videos projected on a big dining table, looks like four dishes offering to audiences. The four dishes are foods in five colors from Five Elements Philosophy, which are red, yellow, blue-green, black and white. According to the food stories and symbolism, they represent love, regeneration, peace and balance, as ingredients contribute to A Recipe of Harmony. On the other hand, together with the installation is a thesis book talking about Chinese food culture, dieting habits, philosophy, etc. It severs as theoretical basement and documentation of the whole project.

Final Outcomes

A Presentation Video


[1]

Video Series and Installtion


[2]

[3]

Thesis Book

Eating for Reunion and Happiness

Book-1.jpg

Final Thesis Texts

  • Final thesis.pdf

External URLs

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